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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-30

When Secretary Seward bought Alaska
from Russia he added TO the United States
n territory OF much larger area than the
states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and
Missouri together, and nearly nine times
as large M England and Wales. The
territory stretches outso far to the west
ward Sitka, it's capital, il only hall way
from New York to the most western
Alaskan island. Many of the details OF
the formation Of Alaska read like quota
tons from fairy tales. IL has volcano
eight thousand feet high. The Yukon
river is at some points from fifteen to
twenty miles wide, it's entire length is two
thousand miles, and it empties with such
"A volume into the sea that the ocean il
said to be fresh water for ten miles out.
The temperature does at times fall aslow
as % degrees below zero, but as "A rule il
is mild, ON account OF sort OF gulf
stream known as the Japanese current.
IL was Peter the Great who set ON foot
the expedition which finally discovered
Alaska. IL was in 1926 that the ex-
plorers set out TO cross Siberia toward
the east, and one OF their leaders was
Behring, n Dane, who had been long i'm
the Russian service. he did not land i'm
Alaska till seventeen years later, and
died on one OF the islands off the shore,
which bears his name and where his body
now lies. Spain, England and France
also sent out exploring expeditions, and
Russia established, n trading company,
which sold the furs Of the region. But
in 1867 Secretary Seward effected pur-
chase Of Alaska for the United States,
which paid Russia 81 200, 900; and
little more than two years ago il was
organized AZ civil and judicial district.
Atpresent the chief industries are carried
ON by the fishery and seal-fur companies.
In 1880 the catch OF salmon was eight
thousand cases in 1883 thirty-six thous-
and cases, and in 1885 sixty-five thous-
and cases, at about So case The
magnitude OF the far operations may be
seen from the TACT that between 1871
and 1888 about So, 600, 900 was paid by
thecompany as rent and tax. There are
also mines Of coal, lead, copper, silver
and gold, and vastgrowth Of fine spruce
and cedar, which will some day prove Of
great value TO the people Of the United
States. Lieut.. Schwatka has twice been
ON expeditions TO the great northwest
territory, and il now sending home re-
ports OF discoveries, which are full Of
Itappears to be clear now that
Secretary Seward acted wisely when lac
negotiated the purchase from Russia.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-30


| Mrs. A. N. Webster, a wealthy lady ol
Chicago. formerly Of Boston. Was a guest It the
Lockwood house several days this week. departed
for her home on Tuesday morning Her father
Is heavily interested In timber lands in this
vicinity.
G. G. Olin, OF Florence, that prince OF
good fellows. Was here several days this week
and talked PLEASANTLY to THE DIAMOND DRILL.
people. He IL the head OF the DIN 4 Hopkins.
dry goods firm doing business In this city.
Chas. +. Divis went TO Menominee, on
Tuesday. TO settle his accounts with the Kirby
Carpenter Co. Mr.. Davis handled over slo. 900
worth OF goods the past winter, for the above
company.
X. :. Waters came down from Hurley
on Friday last 70 visit his family residing here,
and returned on Wednesday. He was formerly
captain OF the Great Western mine
Mr.. and Mrs. III. ID. Fisher, OF Florence,
were in town on Tuesday the former on business
connected with the windfall property and the
latter to visit her many friends.
X. c. Flanagan, the talented and ener-
getic young prosecuting attorney OF Menominee
county was a caller at this Office ON Thursday
He Is winning golden opinions.
Frank Scadden and DIR. III. C. Kimball,
OF Crystal Falls, Mich, where they are prominent
In exploring circles. were In the city Monday
Miner and Manufacturer.
Donald Mcvichie, OF Ishpeming, deputy
United States revenue collector of District No. l.
was In town the fore part OF the week
Sam. Marcott and Ludowig Justified
are now endeavoring to please the numerous
customers at 1.-THE Fair"
Edw. Blake, OF Negaunee, was in town
several days this week. He will soon commence
exploring In this district.
j. M. Thorn, OF the Washington Life.
was here early In the week and called at this OF.
fee.
Henry Purvis took Chas. r.. Davis |
place at the store-house OF the Kirby Carpenter
Go.
Ed. Austrian, OF Republic, was the
guest OF his brother, Al. Austrian. on Tuesday.
Perry vanvaulkenberg, ex-telegraph
operator at Florence, was here on Wednesday.
Will Brown, Woodland Il Stones right
hand man, was here on Tuesday.
AL Austrian has received the appoint
ment OF deputy county clerk.
X. Kusterman, the Green Bay music |
dealer was here this week.
James b. knight was jotting down
notes here on Wednesday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-30

will sell all Of my saloon furniture and
bar iixtuee-a complete saloon outfit
in the building now occupied by me, at
a very reasonable figure. The building
can he rented cheaply for term Of one
or two years, after May 1, 1887.
11-5 PAT. McHuGH
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-30
Miners and Lumbermen'S
SUPPLIES a Specially
SUPPLIES a Speciality.

isr Glass Sash Doors, Nails, generally
connection with the hardware department. kinds
sdone with neatness and dispatch prices o
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-30


y y
At T. l.. Kfm6aH g Cos
Drug Store may be /onnd a full
line Of Patent Medicines, Pains.
and oils, Dry Sn6s, Brushes,
Pe,JAme,y, Stationary and all
ether articles IN that line.
Matchmaker and Jeweler
in connection. Work ia that line wiz
receive prompt and careful attention by
competent and reliable workman.
Charyrs reasonable and al work war
ranfed. : /.
PRESCRIPTIONS carefully filed
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
A DESPERATE DEED.

Sensational Suicide Of Louis Lingo, the
Condemned Anarchist, who Died He
Had Lived. q Dynamiter, and Thereby
Cheated the Hangman.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1o.-Louis Lingg, thetrue
arch-Anarchist and "human tiger" at.
tempted suicide in his cell at five minutes
before nine o'clock this morning by blow.
ing his face to pieces with candle loaded
with dynamite and a Illuminating cap.
His face was blown out of all semblance
to humanity. The violent act was effect
ed with candle loaded with dynamite.
He lit the wick and placed the candle in
his mouth. He had acted as usual all
morning, and there was no reason
to expect any event SO start
ling. The report startled every one
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
A PROTEST..

The New York Socialists Signify Their Dep
recation OF the Execution of the Anarch-
lists by an Orderly Parade, Closely
Watched by the Police.
NEW York, Nov. 11.-Last nights pa :.
rade of Socialists, intended as protest
against the hanging of the Chicago An
archists, was peaceable affair. About
five thousand men turned out Two hum
dred policemen accompanied the process :
sion, and the police reserves were held in
readiness at the various station houses in
case of trouble. The procession was ac-
companied by three bands of music With
muff1ed drums, who played the Marseil
taise. Many red flags draped with black
were carried. The line of march was down
Broadway to Vesey street, and thence
through Park Row and Bowery to Union
Square, where meeting was
held, at which resolutions con
demning the execution of the condemned
men were pas sed. Herr Most and other
noted Anarchists were to have spoken at
the meeting, but this part of the pro
gramme was abandoned. The police
think that If there had been any fiery
speeches there might have been trouble.
There were a few black flags carried as
we'll as red ones, and some transparencies
bearing such notices as, eye Sons of Toll
Awake to Glory" "Gallows Against Liber-
ty," "Beware the Instruction" etc. The
Dead March in Saul alternated with the
Marseillaise hymn from the bands. The
police escort did not march directly
with the procession. One detachment
moved through parallel streets,
just within sight, while another followed
quite a distance behind in Broadway.
The idea of the. authorities seemed to be
to avoid all appearances of obtruding up
on the paraders. The demonstration was
distinctively one of silent protest. The
mournful music and the absence of all
shouting or disorder produced an unique
effect.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17


in the Jail, and Mr.. Osborne, the death
watch, ut once rushed into Lingg's cell.
The door was opened instantly and
Lingg was found lying on his back. The
cell was spattered with blood and the air
was heavy with smoke and the smell OF
dynamite. The bleeding but yet breath.
ing body was carried into the jail office
and DIR. Fenger and other physicians at
once took steps to stem the fast-fowing
life-tide, and had some hope of his saw
ing his life. Parsons was at once taken
out of his cell and searched, but without
result. A candle loaded in similar man.
ner to the one used was found in Lingg's
cell. The tallow had been poured around
dynamite cartridge. These candles had
been passed into the Jail, and might have
been used by all the men so far as is
known.
Lingg was horrible sight He looked
calmly at those around him, but of course
could not talk. The physicians say he
may recover, but that it will take long
time, and that he will never be able to
speak.
The tissues of the throat, the neck and
the front of the jaw were torn away
Stimulants have been administered, but
the man is in a lethargy. While the ply
stefan was working over him Lingg
lungs, staining his hair and clothes. DR..
Gray says the unfortunate man has but
few hours to live, as his breath is coming
at greater intervals already.
The explosion of the dynamite was
loud ''boom." 1t startled the officials and
prisoners, who thought it was bomb, the
noise was so great s55
The other Anarchist prisoners have re-
fused to say any thing about Lingg's
attempt at suicide, except Fischer, who
said: 81 thought Lingg was possessed Of
too much courage to do such thing. ]
am certainly surprised, and as for myself
I am willing and ready to grace the gal
lows" Us
Lingg's appearance after the explosion
was horrible. Awful means heard away
into the cage fifty feet off came from his
throat. 1t could not be said that he had
any mouth or face at all. Only the Skin
from his eyes downward was left, and this
tapped backward and forth as the
physicians held him up to prevent chok-
ing, and even they, used to awful sights,
turned pale and sick at the sight of tn
hideous object before them. Every on
but the physicians were excluded fror
the room.
Ling died at ten minutes to three.
was only partially conscious.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
PiTH AND POINT.

A shoemaker advertised '.medicin-
nj boots;'' the virtue was in the heel
Exchange.
oh, mammal sighed little Ethel.
II have such headache in my sashr'
The Epoch.
-Rumors are among the best things
in the world to let alone. -Pon1eroy's
Advance Thought
What you want to do that is good
and approved of your conscience, with
out the opportunity to dose. are germs
of immortality.
Its nachul dat de higher we gifts
in dis life de mo- trouble we has. De
taller de tree grows de mo- it's shuck
by de win. Traveller.
-..Conscience is the pulse of rea-
son. says great man. Yes. but too
much of this pulse" has sort of q
dead beat" to it-Da,ssuiile Breeze.
Generally speaking, a woman's
praise of another woman means about
as much as yours faithfully" does at
the end of q letter. -SomerUilIe Jour
nal.
Lady Ito drug clerk). "A two-cent
stamp, please" Clerk {absent-mind-
ed). Yes, madam. Will you take it
with you or have it sentP'- Harper's
Bazaar.
Statistics show that girls who
work in match factory do not get
married any quicker than those who
work at other places Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
If the law prohibiting the carry
ing of concealed weapons were gener-
ally in vogue many woman would
have to bite her tongue off to keep out
of Jail. Judge.
1t isn't the man with the biggest
library who is the best informed.
Generally he has to yield gracefully to
the man who has only dozen books.
and reads 'em. -SomeruiIte Journal
The Sultan of Turkey has to have
six slaves to dress him. This is very
hard, but does not begin to compare
with the misery of a man who has six
slaves to dress-slaves of fashion,
Boston Transcript.
Says an exchanges: There is no
lOTCO SO SUfODS III the realm Ol HlOTstl
thought as sincerity" This is espe-
cially observed when gentleman
tells you if you don't leave in two min
utes he'll kick you down stairs. and
you know by the expression on his
face that he means it.
What Allied Her =
The maiden paused look of pain
Stole DER her chiseled features;
Her hands flew back with might and main
Like two unbridled creatures.
She wriggled, painted. held her breath,
And writhed through every muscle
"Great Jove"' + cried, lean this be deathr
Guess not,'' stranger near saith;
She's bunchin' out her bustle!'
-Cieretdrld Sun.
IL hear said the landlady,
''that the coffee crop in Mexico has
been destroyed by storms. declare,
it's getting harder every day to run
boarding-houso without losing
money" What has the Mexican
coffee crop to do with your boarding
house?" You'd know if you saw the
amount of coffee the boarders drink
Il fail to see that it will injure you.
The crop of beans in New England is
unparalleled. "-Nebraska State Jour-
nal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
LATE NEWS ITEMS,

The funeral of the dead Anarchists at
Chicago, on the 18th, passed off without
any disturbance, but some of the ha-
rangues at the cemetery were of the most
infiammatory character.
The meeting in Trafalgar square, Lon
don, on the 18th, which the po-
lice vainly endeavored to prevent,
nearly eliminated in a riot. As
it was, there was quite a serious fight
between the police and citizens, in which
forty of the former and fully two hundred
of the latter were injured before the
crowd was dispersed.
THIRTY buildings were burned at st.
Paul. Mimi, on the night of the 18th, in
Guiding two hotels, the First National
Bank, several large stores, restaurants,
millinery stores, saloons, the American
Express office and several barns. The
fire ragged until it reached break in the
buildings. The loss is fully 100000. One
third of the business portion of the city
is destroyed.
The Buffalo, N. Y, lounge factory was
burned on the night of the 18th, loss
$50, 900.
ANARCHISTS Fielden and Schwab were
taken to the Joliet Ull.) penitentiary on
the 18th to begin their careers as life con.
victs.
A YOUNG bank clerk named Bicknell,
who robbed a bank in Duluth, Mimi, of
$4,000, was captured in Chicago on the
18th and nearly all the stolen money was
recovered.
MOVEMENTS are on foot in Paris to barri-
cade certain streets in the event of an
uprising should President Grevy resign
and Jules Ferry succeed him.
WHILE William O'Brien was sleeping in
his cell at Tullamore jail on the night of
the 18th, officials entered and removed his
clothes, substituting prison suit there
for. At last accounts Mr.. O'Brien was
going about without clothes.
WILFRED 81. NEvIN, editor and senior
proprietor of the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Leader,
died at his home in Sewickley, Pa, on the
18th, of consumption, aged thirty-nine
years.
FIFTEEN members of the National League
were sentenced at Kilrush, Ireland, on the
18th, to one months Imprisonment at hard
labor. They were removed from the court
singing ''God Save Ireland"
AT Winnipeg, Man., on the 18th. Judge
Killan delivered a Judgment granting the
eminent against the building of the Red
River Valley railroad.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG and her man
ager, Carl Strakosch, were married at Elk.
hart, Ind, ON the 9th inst. Efforts were
made to keep the marriage secret for a
time, but it leaked out and become public
property on the 18th.
THREE tramps were arrested at Wall
lace, N. NJ, on the 18th, in whose pos
session was found over thousand dol
lars worth Of valuable silks and other
merchandise stolen from freight cars in
transit
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
ABOUT TooTHPICKS.
The Use and Abuse of These Indispensable
Little Articles.

rhe Use and Abuse of These Indispensable
Little Articles.
The toothpick, when used with dis.
erection and at proper times and in
proper places. is an unobjectionable
Ii tile instrument Its occasional en-
ployment is, as a rule, necessary to
cleanliness and the preservation of the
teeth So also is the use OF the tooth
brush. This adjunct of the toilet is,
however. never used in public. The
person who, after partaking of meal.
should proceed to publicly use his
toothbrush. would speedily; find him.
self banished from decent society. Yet
such action would be less objectionable
to witness than the service to which
some people, who pretend to ref ne
ment and culture, put the tooth-pick.
There is but one place in which it may
be rightly used-the dressing room,
and no. person who has the slightest
consideration for the feelings of others
will handle it anywhere else.
It would seem to be almost unnec.
essarv to make such statements as
those in the foregoing paragraph. N o
one possessing any delicacy of feeling
or squeamishness of digestion will
dream of controverting them. And yet
the tooth-pick is daily increasing. and
has already reached proportions that
strike the foreign visitor with astonish.
ment and disgust, and make the lives
OF many Of our citizens any thing but
agreeable
The practice has doubtless grown
owing to the large number of people
who live or have lived in hotels and
boarding houses. where tooth-picks
were furnished with the idea that
guests would take them to their rooms;
and in some of the hotels guests can
even now only procure tooth-picks at
the doors by which they leave the din
ing-rooms. In other hotels and in
many boarding-houses, and also. it is
sad to have to write, in some private
houses. the tooth-pick holder is a reg
ular ornament (O OF the meal table,
and its contents are assiduously
worked.
In no other country that the writer
has ever visited have tooth-picks been
publicly used in private houses or in
the presence OF women. An English
woman or French woman of the bet
ter class not only never dreams of
using n tooth-pick before people, but
she considers it something that it is
more pleasant not even to mention.
Here, however. it is no uncommon ec-
currence to hear lady ask for the
toothpicks, and select one that she
thinks will fit her needs.
The subject is not an agreeable one
| to write about. 1t could have been
treated in a far more realistic manner.
but this is one of the instances in
which much may be profitably left for
the intelligence of the reader to sup
i ply. There are. of course, hundreds
OF thousands Of Americans who are
guiltless in this matter; there il, per.
haps, an equal number who, through
thoughtlessness or carelessness are
not guiltness. It probably needs, how
ever, only e hint to reclaim them.
Should these lines have only very
limited effect. they will not have b cen
written in vain. Epoch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Nov. 1.-THE pro-
gramme of last nights opening Of the Sea-
side Institute, built by Warner Bros. for
their seven hundred female employees,
was as follows: Prayer by Rev. H. A..
Davenport, and short addresses by DIR. /.
d. Warner and Rev. William Taylor. Mrs.
Cleveland and the ladies of her party oc.
cupied seats on the platform. The en-
ployes who are to benefit by the institute
were present. Mrs. Cleveland received
them, and the working girls of Bridgeport
generally, afterward in the parlors Of the
new structure. About two thousand young
women took advantage OF the opportunity
to shake hands with the gracious mistres
of the White House. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
Lingg's Latest.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Lingg, the con-
demned bomb-maker. has written a mani.
festo which he intended to be published
after death, but which has fallen into
the hands of the reporters. In it he says
he realized fully that he and the other
condemned men could have been saved il
they had asked clemency, but he believed
that the working classes would be best
served by their death. Unless working
people get their rights by legislation he
says revolution is not far distant. The
hanging Of the condemned will be re-
garded as murder, and in that case it will
the sooner result in the overthrowing of
the tryants Of capital and monopoly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
peace Delegation Banquet.

Boston, Nov. 1.-THE Commercial
Clubs banquet last night at the Hotel
Vendome in honor of the British peace
delegation was a notable affair. Among
the two hundred guests present were Sil
Lyon Playfair, Sir George Campbell, NJ.
P; W. r. Cremer. NJ. p; HALEY Stewart,
M. p; Governor Ames, Mayor O'Brien,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, President Tobey
of the American Peace Society, ex-Gov.
ernor Long, Collector SaltonstalI and
Rev. Brock Hereford. Sir Lyon Play
fair, in his speech. spoke of free trade az
great peacemaker. Governor Ames
welcomed the visitors on behalf Of the
State.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
The baltimore g. Ohio,

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 9.-The regula.
monthly meeting of the Baltimore e. Ohio
directors was held to-day, William E.
Burns presiding. Senator A. p. German
qualified and took his seat as a State
director. The report of the earnings and
expenses for the fiscal year ended Septem-
Der 80. 1887, shows that the revenues for the
year were in round numbers $40 200, 600 and
the net earnings. Sc, 000.500 A full report
of the transaction with the Drexel Morgan
syndicate was made, and also an explana-
ton of the mortgage which is to be ex-
ecuted to secure the consolidated mort
gage bonds, which will be submitted for
final action at the meeting on November
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
WIN Return tn the Old Fold.

LEXINGTON, Mo-, Nov. 10.-Quite a COM
motion has been created in church circles
here by the withdrawal from the ministry
of the Protestant Episcopal Church of
Rector John McFarlane, who declares his
intention of reuniting with the Presby-
terrain church, of which he was formerly an
evangelist. His resignation was accepted
as rector of Christ Church last night.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
probable

LATE news from France indicates
crisis in public affairs near at hand and
the resignation of President Grevy very
probable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
NEWS. AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

AN English syndicate is preparing to
I build a transcontinental railway in Mex
leo from Vera Cruz to the Pacific ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17

SIX THOUSAND Jews have been expelled
from Tif1is. In short time the work OF
expuls sion is to be extended over the whole
of the Caucasus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17

A LOADED dynamite bomb was found on
the morning of the Sth on West Van Buren,
street, Chicago, not far from polling
place where voting was in progress. The
bomb was made out OF a large gas
nine and was eight inches long. The ends
we're closed with brass taps screwed firm
Iy on. The fuse was attached at the GEN.
tire of the bomb.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17

THE inter-provincial conference at To-
ronto, Ont, passed a resolution on the
10th strongly favoring unrestricted re-
ciprocity with the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17

HnLAIRAND, who attempted to assas-
sinate ex-Marshal Bazaine, at Madrid,
has been sentenced to penal seryitude for
eight years, and to pay the costs of the
trial